Marianos fortuny biography definition
Marianos fortuny biography definition
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Mariano Fortuny (painter)
Catalan painter
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Fortuny and the second or maternal family name is Marsal; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Marià Fortuny | |
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Self portrait by Marià Fortuny (1863–73) | |
| Born | Marià Fortuny i Marsal (1838-06-11)June 11, 1838 Reus, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | November 21, 1874(1874-11-21) (aged 36) Rome |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Academy of Barcelona (La Llotja school of art); Academia Gigi, Rome |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Romanticism; Orientalist |
| Spouse | Cecelia de Madrazo y Garreta |
Marià Fortuny i Marsal (June 11, 1838 – November 21, 1874), known more simply as Marià Fortuny, was the leading Catalan painter of his day, with an international reputation.
His brief career encompassed works on a variety of subjects common in the art of the period, including the Romantic fascination with Orientalist themes, historicist g